The Pine Bush Bushmen will square off against the Shaker Bison at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pine Bush took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Middletown, sneaking past 5-3.
Meanwhile, Shaker earned a 6-2 victory over Guilderland on Monday.
Hannah Hipwell made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. That run marked the first that she scored this season.
In other pitching news, Talyn Chernosky looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Sarah Syden, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. That stolen base was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ruby Szemplinski, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Shaker pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Pine Bush, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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